Charles Benton graduated from Central St. Martins College of Arts and Design and has worked for several European and American fashion companies ranging from couture to ready-to-wear. He’s currently working on several projects which include freelance fashion design and fashion illustration. He recently set up his illustration shop, Zoe World , on Etsy. Even though I have always been attracted to fashion design, my real passion has been... 

In this edition of our Handmade Code series, Etsy Admin Justin explains a change in how third-party applications connect to your Etsy account.  Read More →

Etsy Find: Gingham Rosette Pin – $12 This adorable gingham plaid rosette is full of homespun charm and right on trend for fall. The hand-sewn black and white flower measures about 2 inches acro[......]  Read More →

“…Because truly to enjoy bodily warmth, some small part of you must be cold, for there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.” — Herman Melville’s Moby Dick This week’s edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere  Read More →

Kelly Lanza is a wedding enthusiast chronicling all the beautiful things that inspire her at Notable Inspiration . As an all-around crafter extraordinaire, she has a passion for non-traditional wedding finds, sourced from DIY projects and Etsy. (That’s right, she posts entirely Etsy weddings every week!) And she loves talking about love. Brides-to-be and other fans of unique handmade and vintage wedding finds , you may want to subscribe... 

Etsy Find: Tartan Clutch – $25 So soft and colorful you’ll want to carry it everywhere, this retro-inspired tartan clutch is based on a design from the 1920s. The clutch is fully lined and clos[......]  Read More →

Cate Fitt, a.k.a. knitfitt , has been a member of Etsy since 2007 and is an experienced critic, curator and juror. She earned her MFA in Fiber in 1978, later receiving an Artist’s Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Through the years, she’s been a maker of one-of-a-kind hand-painted clothing, pottery, jewelry, and linocut and monotype prints. Today Cate only makes things for her own pleasure, and teaches knitting... 

Labor Day is best observed in backyards with fists full of juicy burgers. To honor it, and leisure, Eatsy is going hyper seasonal with an easy veggie burger recipe. For the DIY’er, the dignified vegetarian, and anyone else interested in a decent (read: not freezer-burned or tough) veggie burger, I entered uncharted territory. Having never made a meat-free burger before, there were rules. The result had to be easy and it …  Read More →

Lately I’ve noticed a design trend that plays with the idea of the mad scientist, with all of the trappings of medicine – bottles, signs, art, clothing, mugs and bags. It’s a fantastic throwback to the films of the ’30s and ’40s —  Read More →

September is classically a time to refocus, hunker down and get organized for the involved season ahead. This time of year gives the perfect excuse to procure key basics and layering elements for a smart autumn wardrobe, snag those final details for returning to school or work, think about Halloween decor, and check off gifts for upcoming birthdays and celebrations on the list.  Read More →

MP4 | YouTube | Vimeo | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes Patrick Barrett of Lucky Duck Press inherited his antique foot-powered letterpress from the family business. His great-grandfather started The Sterling Press back in 1901, first printing paper goods and then moving on to cloth tapes. Patrick grew up watching his dad work the manual presses but didn’t express interest until many years later, after studying theater in college. In 2000... 

Often we expect art and design to provide an aspirational experience. I browse the Etsy Blog and am swept away by visions of myself living in other people’s uncluttered, seaside homes. While watching Tilda Swinton eat an ecstatic lunch in the movie I Am Love , I crave my own mind-blowing ratatouille. But sometimes, instead of transporting you to another time and place, art and design can jolt you into the here and now. An exhibition I... 

Summer is almost over, and that means it’s time for us to retire the musical memento of the season — the summer jam, a.k.a. the song that’s in constant rotation all summer long. While I currently hope to never hear this year’s songs again (I’m looking at you, Usher), it’s pretty fun to take a trip down memory lane and reflect on the fashions, fads and, of course, music that typify summers from decades past.I... 

Ashley, a.k.a. OffTheHooks , is a fiber artist from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada who spins and dyes yarn, crochets and knits. When she’s not in the studio or doing communications for the local arts council she can be found in her in her backyard “urban farm” with her husband, dog and two cats. You can find out more about her garden at her blog, Off the Hooks . Today she shares the most recent discovery in her garden: edible... 

Holly Becker is the editor and founder of the inspirational design and decorating blog decor8 , drawing 35,000 worldwide readers daily. She has been blogging since January 2006, and we’re particularly fond of her weekly column called Etsy Take Five Tuesdays . She is also a weekly columnist at Real Simple magazine online and also founded Blogging Your Way , a series of online workshops about creative blogging, writing from the heart, and...